Early start for baby 'teachers'BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Storing umbilical cords could save livesBiochemist calls for a public cord blood bank which would enable up to 40 transplants a yearTue Jun 1 2010 - 01:00
Principal fearful after new arson attack on schoolTHE PRINCIPAL of a Co Leitrim secondary school says he is fearful the building may be targeted again following a second arson…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Patients with acquired brain injury have 'nowhere to go'Lack of facilities means thousands of young people are living in nursing homes or acute hospitalsTue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Leitrim wind farm plan turned down because of 'slope instability' riskA PROPOSED wind farm on a Co Leitrim mountain comprising mainly blanket bog, has been turned down by an Bord Pleanála because…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Owner defends 'shebeen'ONE OF the operators of a so-called shebeen operating in a rural area of Co Sligo since Good Friday insisted yesterday he was…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Making room for familiesHospitals need to provide facilities so patients’ families can meet in private during difficult timesTue May 4 2010 - 01:00
All-night opening show in Sligo galleryARTS LOVERS made it a night when they took part in a public sleepover at the redeveloped Model arts centre in Sligo which reopened…Mon May 3 2010 - 01:00
Sligo may lose €100m funds over bridge rowSLIGO COULD lose €100 million in Government funding if the deadlock over a planned bridge continues, a trade union leader warned…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Moving tributes as footballer is laid to restTHERE WERE moving scenes at the burial yesterday of young GAA player Philip (Philly) McGuinness (26)Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
'Silver market' put off by hotel single supplementTHE SUPPLEMENT charged by many hotels for single rooms is a disincentive for the lucrative “silver market” at a time when the…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Park to be renamed for 'fallen hero'ON THE type of beautiful April evening made for training and football matches, Philly McGuinness’s team mates were instead waiting…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Sligo councillors vote against water chargesTHE GOVERNMENT’S water protection strategy has suffered a setback after Sligo county councillors rejected proposals for a local…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Consultant warns parents about dangers in drivewayA CONSULTANT in emergency medicine has warned parents to be on the alert, after treating three small children who were almost…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Rally hears Enniskillen would be 'ghost town' without insurerQUINN GROUP employees from both sides of the Border gathered in Enniskillen last night for a mass rally to highlight their job…Fri Apr 9 2010 - 01:00
Suspended terms for role in treasures theftTWO DUBLIN men have received suspended jail sentences for their role in the robbery of priceless “national treasures”, now in…Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Man given suspended sentence over child pornGARDAÍ FOUND more than 100 images of child pornography when they seized a computer, CDs and floppy discs at a Co Roscommon pub…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Early start for baby 'teachers'BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Early start for baby 'teachers'BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Boyle protest as service for elderly endsTHE GOVERNMENT has been accused of abandoning its elderly citizens as almost 200 people marched through Boyle, Co Roscommon, …Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Petrol bomb attack on shop selling 'legal highs'A GARDA superintendent has described an arson attack on a shop selling so-called “legal highs” in Sligo as a “worrying development…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
New wastewater rules to affect one-off housesCOUNCILLORS IN Ireland’s least populated county say families will be driven off the land by new rules on wastewater disposal …Mon Mar 8 2010 - 00:00
Border initiative aims to tackle obesityA €1 million initiative aimed at tackling obesity among children living in the Border regions has been welcomed by local community…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Man (23) remanded for contact with girlA MAN sent a “deeply disturbing” bloodstained letter to a 15-year-old girl after giving a court undertaking to stay away from…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
One of Ireland's rarest birds under threat of extinctionTHEY MAY be the bane of the gardener’s life but weeds such as the dandelion and thistle could be the key to the survival of one…Fri Feb 5 2010 - 00:00
The challenges facing aid workersRoutine medical issues can quickly become emergencies in disaster zones, say expertsTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
The challenges facing aid workersRoutine medical issues can quickly become emergencies in disaster zones, say expertsTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
10-fold increase in AE patients in SligoHOSPITALS: THE NUMBER of people attending the emergency department at Sligo General Hospital has increased 10-fold as a direct…Thu Jan 7 2010 - 00:00
10-fold increase in AE patients in SligoHOSPITALS: THE NUMBER of people attending the emergency department at Sligo General Hospital has increased 10-fold as a direct…Thu Jan 7 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí believe inflammable material used in school blazeGARDAÍ BELIEVE a highly inflammable substance was used to start a blaze which has destroyed most of Meánscoil Fatima, part of…Wed Jan 6 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí believe inflammable material used in school blazeGARDAÍ BELIEVE a highly inflammable substance was used to start a blaze which has destroyed most of Meánscoil Fatima, part of…Wed Jan 6 2010 - 00:00
Father writes protest song over cuts in child benefitTHE DECISION by the Government to cut child benefit has prompted one angry father to write a protest song.Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Garda 'represented best in Irish society'The funeral Mass for the young garda killed in a road crash in Co Donegal earlier this week has taken place in Co Leitrim.Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Essential oils capable of killing superbugs, research findsFOR MANY PEOPLE essential oils are associated with sweet-smelling rooms or a relaxing bath, but their antibacterial components…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Stop and go as signals and protest close streetFAULTY SIGNALS and a protest combined to stop the traffic on Sligo’s main street yesterday – just hours after it was controversially…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Councillor bullied officials - inquiryAN INQUIRY has upheld allegations of bullying and inappropriate behaviour made against a Sligo councillor by a number of officials…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
President appeals to insurers for swift response to victimsRELIEF EFFORT: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has appealed to those with the power to make life easier for flood victims to respond…Mon Dec 7 2009 - 00:00
Junk food aimed at kids 'not fit for animals'SOME FOOD products which are specifically targeted at children comprise such junk that we would “not feed them to animals in …Tue Dec 1 2009 - 00:00
Taking the fear out of hospitals for childrenThe Children in Hospital Ireland organisation wants to turn medical institutions into more child-friendly places – for parents…Tue Dec 1 2009 - 00:00
Town risks being cut off by floodingNORTHWEST: CARRICK-ON-SHANNON in Co Leitrim could be cut off if heavy rain persists in the coming week, experts warned yesterday…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
'It's not what you want to hear before Christmas'WORKERS' REACTION: THE CANTEEN at Stiefel in Sligo was packed for yesterday morning’s emergency meeting, but when managing director…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Sligo left 'devastated' by medical firm closureSTIEFEL SHUTDOWN: THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Stiefel Laboratories in Sligo is to cease operations within four years with the loss…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Donegal brain surgeon at work in AD 800, burial site revealsBRAIN SURGERY was being carried out in Ireland more than 1,000 years ago – and patients survived.Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Sligo music festival goes live onlineSOME PEOPLE will travel any distance for a good session but the organisers of Sligo Live made it a bit easier for music fans …Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Over 30,000 expected to attend Sligo Live festivalMORE THAN 30,000 people are expected to attend the fifth Sligo Live festival, which kicks off today.Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Panic in arts community over cutbacks, meeting toldTHERE IS a sense of panic within the arts community as it is being forced to defend itself against “a very real threat” due to…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Sligo artists unite to oppose cutsWRITER DERMOT Healy warned yesterday that any cutback in arts funding would be “a catastrophe”.Fri Oct 9 2009 - 01:00
Lack of sex education puts disabled at riskYOUNG PEOPLE with intellectual and physical disabilities are being put at risk by society’s reluctance to provide them with sex…Tue Oct 6 2009 - 01:00
Workers in public sector on 'war footing' over pay cutsANGRY PUBLIC service workers working in “frontline” services as nurses, gardaí, soldiers and fire fighters warned the Government…Tue Sep 29 2009 - 01:00
Vote not a foregone conclusion - KennySLIGO MEETING: THE OUTCOME of the Lisbon referendum was not a foregone conclusion, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said yesterday…Tue Sep 22 2009 - 01:00